Fig. 3

The distribution ranges of the nominal "subspecies" from the southern Africa, Panthera leo melanochaita, P.l. krugeri, P.l. bleyenberghi, and P.l. nubica, that we defined and analysed in this study based on Roberts (1951)18, Mazák (1968)65, and Hemmer (1974)5. White lines delineate the national borders of the countries considered part of the southern Africa in this study.